The goats will clear out invasive vines, bushes, shrubs and trees.
Faye Williams and Alice Bradley watch goats from Amazing Grazing LLC. The herd, owned by Bruce Weber, was hired to eat invasive species at the municipally owned Sycamore Woods in Morton, Delaware County.
The 19 goats will dine on the two lots over three weeks, gobbling their way through English and poison ivies, poison oak and sumac, Japanese knotweed, and oriental bittersweet.“We wanted to make sure that not only are we preserving our green space but to make sure we’re enhancing it, as well,” said William Stewart, borough manager.
Collaborative, a collection of municipalities trying to improve water quality in the Darby Creek watershed. The plan calls for identifying dead or dying ash trees on the lots. The trees have been attacked by the emerald ash borer, a destructive, metallic green beetle that’s alsoGoats are increasingly recognized as a land management tool because they can access hard-to-reach terrain and do such a thorough job.
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